Meanwhile, North Korea mounted a massive military parade with display of missiles and Kim Jong-un, North Korea's dictator with the amusing hairdo, vowed that his country was ready for war. The delicate shift in Washington's position coincides with President Moon Jae-in's position that South Korea will react to North Korea step-by-step if it first freezes its nuclear program.

Some eight months after the U.N. Security Council authorized the deployment of an extra 4,000 peacekeepers to war-torn South Sudan, the first of those troops have just trickled in amid bureaucratic hurdles by the country's reluctant government.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, he is, sure. Trump has praised Spicer's "ratings", but Spicer has been criticized for several gaffes and mocked frequently by Melissa McCarthy on " Saturday Night Live ". 'I think I enjoy a very straightforward and authentic, very genuine relationship, one that's built on trust and integrity, and I think that's imperative for success in that position'.

He also reportedly said, "I faced great pressure because of Russian Federation". -Va., the committee Vice Chairman. Mark Warner, announced Friday that Comey will testify in an open setting before the committee. In another Twitter post Thursday, Trump said: "With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special councel (sic) appointed".

Ahmadi also noted that around 40 million votes have been tallied so far, whose results will be made public later. Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up to the world and efforts to rebuild the stagnant economy.

The conversations also included a way to establish a communications backchannel between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to circumvent the USA national security apparatus, whom both Putin and Trump viewed as inimical to good relations between the two countries.

Pakistan is full of natural resources, and with the current potential it can become the richest country in the world, Khan said. It is pertinent to mention that this will be PTI's first rally in Quetta in a span of five years. The chairman of Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) threatens government to launch a campaign if it tried to crack down the social media activities of his party.

More than 40 million people have voted in this election. "I respect the outcome of the vote of the people and the result will be respected by me and all the people", Mr Raisi said after voting, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Crosby had only one point as the defending champion Penguins dropped two of the first three, leading to questions about his health following a jarring concussion in the second round. "Any time your leader steps up like that it really trickles down and lets everybody know that we've got to make another level push to win a game", veteran Pens winger Chris Kunitz said.

That's when the boy called police and said: 'I think my dad sells drugs'. "I commend this young man for being fearless enough to come forward and report that these risky substances were in his home", a police official told the news station.

Comey was leading the probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 USA election and possible ties to Trump's campaign. In an Oval Office meeting with senior Russian officials last week, Trump called Comey a "nut job" and said firing the intelligence chief had relieved "great pressure" on him, The New York Times reported .